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Yes that's what I'm really hoping to see, and perhaps by someone that has experience of previous Epic games as well so they can compare and contrast the new game.

Will 1x road tile set = a full size game board?

No you need 4 packs and you'll have some tiles left over.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
No you need 4 packs and you'll have some tiles left over.

Sorry I have probably missed it, what are the sizes for LI games?

Is there a Max and minimum advised at the moment, or different sizes for different points?

LI is a 4x5 table. IIRC if you buy 4 packs of tiles you end up with a 4x6 table, yes?

And a 4x6 table will be just as viable playing surface as anything else.

Someone was asking about pricing.

Here's AT and Space Marine pricing from WD 121:

And Titan Legions pricing from 1994.

Titan Legions works out to £85 in today’s money.

https://www.in2013dollars.com/uk/inflation/1994?amount=34.99

Which is still kind of crazy considering you got an Imperitor and two Mega Gargant models.

Granted even the Imperator is dwarfed by the new Warlord

What was in the box?

Here are some box shots from old White Dwarf issues.

Found the price for 1991 Space Marine too... 24.99 in the UK.

The Tiles seem very very expensive to cover a decent size table.

I wonder if they can be used just to have part a countryside table as a town?

 lord_blackfang wrote:
What was in the box?

Can't hot link them but there's some good images in this article https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Titan_Legions_%28game%29

VAYASEN wrote:
The Tiles seem very very expensive to cover a decent size table.

I wonder if they can be used just to have part a countryside table as a town?

That's how i would do it. Sells big battles better as well.

Those tiles seem a seriously expensive way to buy something you could probably make in an afternoon or weekend.

I sort of see the "this is faster" appeal but seriously, some thin MDF or plywood, a bit of card and some filler and you are basically there.

and then its also easier to have ones to transition into more open ground, grass, wasteland, Martian rock, deserts, whatever

leopard wrote:
Those tiles seem a seriously expensive way to buy something you could probably make in an afternoon or weekend.

I sort of see the "this is faster" appeal but seriously, some thin MDF or plywood, a bit of card and some filler and you are basically there.

and then its also easier to have ones to transition into more open ground, grass, wasteland, Martian rock, deserts, whatever

How to get some MDF in the UK cut to 12" squares though? I had a look and loads of places seem to have a minimum order quantity of much higher than a game table needs?

VAYASEN wrote:

leopard wrote:
Those tiles seem a seriously expensive way to buy something you could probably make in an afternoon or weekend.

I sort of see the "this is faster" appeal but seriously, some thin MDF or plywood, a bit of card and some filler and you are basically there.

and then its also easier to have ones to transition into more open ground, grass, wasteland, Martian rock, deserts, whatever

How to get some MDF in the UK cut to 12" squares though? I had a look and loads of places seem to have a minimum order quantity of much higher than a game table needs?

Here in Belgium you can buy a 3mm thick 122x61cm MDF panel for a few euros and have it cut to specific dimensions at no extra cost. Maybe worth checking with your local DIY store if they offer similar product and service.

VAYASEN wrote:

leopard wrote:
Those tiles seem a seriously expensive way to buy something you could probably make in an afternoon or weekend.

I sort of see the "this is faster" appeal but seriously, some thin MDF or plywood, a bit of card and some filler and you are basically there.

and then its also easier to have ones to transition into more open ground, grass, wasteland, Martian rock, deserts, whatever

How to get some MDF in the UK cut to 12" squares though? I had a look and loads of places seem to have a minimum order quantity of much higher than a game table needs?

visit one of the DIY barns, places like B&Q will sell you an 8x4 sheet and cut it for you, usually a few cuts free and not too much for more? also a lot cheaper than anything bought for "gaming"

if needed can stick insulation foam to it, likely better just with a bit of filler and sanding (for plywood, MDF won't need it) and then adding pavements with 1mm card or similar, maybe lightly scored with a pen. paint it, prime & emulsion maybe, add any markings desired with a pen or whatever, bit of light sponging and you will have a tables worth of tiles and then spares.

not needed this in a few years but worked perfectly a few years back.

failing that a circular saw, a straight batton as a guide and a couple of clamps works nicely

VAYASEN wrote:

leopard wrote:
Those tiles seem a seriously expensive way to buy something you could probably make in an afternoon or weekend.

I sort of see the "this is faster" appeal but seriously, some thin MDF or plywood, a bit of card and some filler and you are basically there.

and then its also easier to have ones to transition into more open ground, grass, wasteland, Martian rock, deserts, whatever

How to get some MDF in the UK cut to 12" squares though? I had a look and loads of places seem to have a minimum order quantity of much higher than a game table needs?

There is no hardware store or woodworking store that sells flat wood with a saw? Here a store like that would be closed.
I have been able to get a box full of square cut to sizes all compatible with tables for like $100total.

Got answers fast there, was surprised if there wasn’t anywhere.

Apple fox wrote:

VAYASEN wrote:

leopard wrote:
Those tiles seem a seriously expensive way to buy something you could probably make in an afternoon or weekend.

I sort of see the "this is faster" appeal but seriously, some thin MDF or plywood, a bit of card and some filler and you are basically there.

and then its also easier to have ones to transition into more open ground, grass, wasteland, Martian rock, deserts, whatever

How to get some MDF in the UK cut to 12" squares though? I had a look and loads of places seem to have a minimum order quantity of much higher than a game table needs?

There is no hardware store or woodworking store that sells flat wood with a saw? Here a store like that would be closed.
I have been able to get a box full of square cut to sizes all compatible with tables for like $100total.

failing that if there is a model railway club nearby it could be worth asking them if its something they could source for a reasonable price.

heck even a normal jigsaw with a suitable guide can cut straight.

otherwise maybe a wood yard or timber merchant may have a saw and may be able to flog you some offcuts sawn to suitable sizes.

one thing thats worth a look is some self-adhesive felt, or felt you can glue to the bottom - stops them sliding round so much

Checked B&Q....it says

We can cut panels that have the following minimum and maximum dimensions:

Minimum panel length – 500mm
Minimum panel height – 230mm

leopard wrote:

Apple fox wrote:

VAYASEN wrote:

leopard wrote:
Those tiles seem a seriously expensive way to buy something you could probably make in an afternoon or weekend.

I sort of see the "this is faster" appeal but seriously, some thin MDF or plywood, a bit of card and some filler and you are basically there.

and then its also easier to have ones to transition into more open ground, grass, wasteland, Martian rock, deserts, whatever

How to get some MDF in the UK cut to 12" squares though? I had a look and loads of places seem to have a minimum order quantity of much higher than a game table needs?

There is no hardware store or woodworking store that sells flat wood with a saw? Here a store like that would be closed.
I have been able to get a box full of square cut to sizes all compatible with tables for like $100total.

failing that if there is a model railway club nearby it could be worth asking them if its something they could source for a reasonable price.

heck even a normal jigsaw with a suitable guide can cut straight.

otherwise maybe a wood yard or timber merchant may have a saw and may be able to flog you some offcuts sawn to suitable sizes.

one thing thats worth a look is some self-adhesive felt, or felt you can glue to the bottom - stops them sliding round so much

Black magic craft on YouTube has been working with rubber, that would be perfect for city tiles and even rolls up.
You can also use worbla, if you want something that is easy to work with a durable. But not as cheep and needs a heat gun of 100+ degrees. Be careful!

Was there every information about knight's weaponry shown? Their stats if correct seem pretty good across the board. Also based on one of the warcom articles, I'm suspect if the household box comes out it will have its own formation like the starter box.

Did you try Google? These guys seem to do 12” squares for £3

https://www.woodshopdirect.co.uk/sheets/cut-to-size-mdf/mdf-cut-to-size/

 Flinty wrote:
Did you try Google? These guys seem to do 12” squares for £3

https://www.woodshopdirect.co.uk/sheets/cut-to-size-mdf/mdf-cut-to-size/

I had checked google and everyone i tried had a min order price of much higher.

that site dosnt though...can do a 6x4 table(24 tiles) for 65 quid, not bad. Still sounds like a fair bit of work to do on it though after.

Thanks for the link, bookmarked

VAYASEN wrote:

 Flinty wrote:
Did you try Google? These guys seem to do 12” squares for £3

https://www.woodshopdirect.co.uk/sheets/cut-to-size-mdf/mdf-cut-to-size/

I had checked google and everyone i tried had a min order price of much higher.

that site dosnt though...can do a 6x4 table(24 tiles) for 65 quid, not bad. Still sounds like a fair bit of work to do on it though after.

Thanks for the link, bookmarked

The gw LI tiles look to have one major flaw imo, one would be stuck with all roads being perpendicular to the board edges. Being able to have the road setup/grid offset on 45 degrees to the board edge, think a # mark going to an X i feel lets one have a downtown core without the whole board needing to be urban like the gw ones. The leaked white dwarf battle report pics showed how dense a 4x5 unbroken urban landscape can be.



The legions ones, you have corners but not way to really make dead ends that aren't a board edge. Mdf if done the same way would likely have same problem.

VAYASEN wrote:

 Flinty wrote:
Did you try Google? These guys seem to do 12” squares for £3

https://www.woodshopdirect.co.uk/sheets/cut-to-size-mdf/mdf-cut-to-size/

I had checked google and everyone i tried had a min order price of much higher.

that site dosnt though...can do a 6x4 table(24 tiles) for 65 quid, not bad. Still sounds like a fair bit of work to do on it though after.

Thanks for the link, bookmarked

A lot of work, this is why people to pay more for plastic game boards or mats. The thing that always got me was warping, even thick mfd that ends up weighting a ton warps unless you start making brackets for it. Thin stuff would be all over the place in weeks.

^Yes. I made the mistake when I was younger of using 1ft square tiles of cork that I painted with a textured sand paint for a 6ft X 4ft table. Even though the cork was porous and could breathe, the corner of every tile warped upwards. The cork was really thick too.

Anyway, eventually I made another board. I used 3 panels of MDF that were 4ft X 2ft and about almost an inch thick, or about 2.4cm. Meant I could have all 3 together for a 6ft X 4ft board or even 2 together for a 4ft X 4ft board. Spray painted them and they held, haven't warped yet but storage is also important to help prevent that.

Plywood, the answer is plywood (5 layers)

 kodos wrote:
Plywood, the answer is plywood (5 layers)

Hehe this man knows! Although if you can afford the upgrade then go Marine Ply. It's waterproof, means it'll take all kinds of paint and also drink spillages